Which to use
“prouvera” and “prouvez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,536
- “prouvera” frequency rank
- #34,695
- “prouvez” frequency rank
- 67231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prouvera | prouvez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de prouver. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prouver. |
Where the eye mixes prouvera and prouvez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. prouvera runs 8 letters (CCVVCVCV) against prouvez's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: prouvera vs prouvez
A purely visual mix-up. prouvera (\pʁu.və.ʁa\) and prouvez (\pʁu.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prouvera is recorded at frequency rank #32,536, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁu.və.ʁa\. prouvez is at rank #34,695, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁu.ve\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 67231, this pair ranks #64,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prouvera vs prouvez
Shared letters: eopruv. Private to "prouvera": a. Private to "prouvez": z.
"prouvera" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCV · "prouvez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prouvera" and "prouvez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "prouvera" vs "prouvez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prouvera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prouvez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prouvera" and "prouvez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prouvés vs prouvez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #64,314 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.